After months of speculation, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has selected the Minister of Energy and Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo, as his running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
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National HIV Ambassador Nana Yaa Nsarko challenges youth to know their HIV status and prevent spread
In a powerful call to action, Queen Lady Nana Yaa Nsarko, Miss Malaika 2023 and National HIV Ambassador, addressed young Ghanaians during her “Live On Campaign” on the Ayi Mensa – Aburi mountain stretch.
Afriyie Akoto bids farewell to beloved mother
The family and friends of Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, 2023 flagbearer contestant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the former MP for Kwadaso, and the entire New Juaben Traditional Area will gather to pay their final respects to Madam Gladys Adjepong, affectionately known as Teacher Gladys, a revered matriarch and educationist.
Majority Caucus invokes Article 112(3) to compel Bagbin to recall Parliament
The Majority Caucus of the Parliament of Ghana has invoked Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 53(2) of the Standing Orders of Parliament to compel the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to recall the House over some unfinished business.
Go after drivers charging unapproved transport fares – Ministry of Transport tells Ghana Police Service
The Ministry of Transport has directed the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to arrest any commercial driver who has resorted to charging new transport fares outside the existing one, thereby, putting undue burden on commuters.
Don’t put our lives in danger again! – Persons living with HIV appeal to President Akufo-Addo
The Secretariat of the Ghana Network of Persons Living with HIV (NAP+ Ghana) alongside individuals receiving care have sent an SOS message to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to prioritize their health needs by ensuring that the country does not run out of essential medications that contribute to sustaining their lives.
Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu resigns as Majority Leader; Afenyo Markin takes over
The Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has resigned as the Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament with immediate effect.
ART@20: Miss Malaika Ghana 2023 hits the road to advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention among the youth in Ghana
Young adolescents across the country by end of February 2024, would get the opportunity to interact one-on-one with the 2023 Miss Malaika Ghana, Queen Lady Nana Yaa Nsarko, as she rolls out her HIV/AIDS prevention awareness project by taking the campaign to their door steps.
2024 Budget not approved – Speaker insists
The 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana is still before Parliament for consideration and approval, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has underscored.
MPs kick against taxes on sanitary pad
The Women Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has given the government a month ultimatum to return to the legislature and amend the 2024 Budget statement where it is seeking to impose import duties and Value Added Tax (VAT) on imported and locally manufactured sanitary pads.
Rotary Club of Accra-Airport partners Book Aid, SCEF to donate 10,000 books to 40 basic schools
The Rotary Club of Accra-Airport in collaboration with Book Aid International and the Street Child Empowerment Foundation (SCEF), has donated different kinds of reading books totaling 10,000 to 40 basic schools in the Ga South Municipality.
1D1F is a waste of resources; policy has not achieved a single of it’s key objectives – Minority Group
The Minority in Parliament has described as a complete failure and waste of resources the government’s flagship industrial programme, One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) after analysing the five key objectives of the policy initiative that was meant to turn around the fortunes of the Ghanaian economy.